Magic School AI Lesson planner

 

A helpful tool for planning and many more!

Magic School AI Lesson Planner is an AI-powered tool designed to help teachers to create lesson plans that are suitable to lesson objectives, levels and can meet the needs of learners. I am impressed to see its several features such as worksheet generator, multiple choices for quizzes and assessment, feedback writing, rubric generator and many others to make meaningful and productive lessons. Sobehrad and Francis (2024) asserted that Magic AI can facilitate effective lesson planning process, providing efficient ways to develop targeted assessments, and producing a variety of differentiated materials and can significantly lessen the workload and stress experienced by teachers' burnout.    

Magic AI offers several benefits. Firstly, this tool saves teachers' time and energy to create plans and materials for lessons. Secondly, it is adaptable for different teaching contexts, online and face to face classrooms. Thirdly, Magic AI offers creative activities, multimedia resources and interactive exercises to promote student engagement. And finally, it offers constructive feedback that can improve learning outcomes. A study by Khan et. al., (2024) found out that integration of Magic School AI in the teaching method proved a better alternative than the traditional method for teaching science at the elementary level.

However, there are some limitations too. One common disadvantage of AI tools for learning could be that they do not have emotional intelligence and human factor to feel and understand the way humans feel. Also, it may not be as creative as a human teacher. I believe that creativity is one of the main factors to make lessons more productive and to make learning meaningful. Besides that, privacy of the data can be another issue to consider while using Magic AI tool. 

Overall, this tool can be used to tailor better lessons and to enhance learners' engagement even if it has some limitations. Here is the link for the lesson plan that Magic AI generated by my prompts for undergraduate students with A2 levels on the topic of Global Warming. 

https://app.magicschool.ai/tools/lesson-plan-generator?slug=lesson-plan-generator&thread=86162061

References

 

Khan, A. A., Tabassum, M. A., & Umar, Z. (2024). Effect of Magic School AI Tool on Elementary Students’ Academic Achievement. Al Khadim Research Journal of Islamic Culture and Civilization, 5(4), 13-28.

Sobehrad, S., & Francis, R. (2024, March). Indistinguishable from Magic: AI for Educators. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2278-2283). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). 

Bamboozle - an effective tool!

 

Try Bamboozle to make the lessons fun😊

Bamboozle is an online game-based learning platform that offers huge variety of games for different levels and interests of learners. Even though Bamboozle is an amazing choice for younger learners with a lot of animated effects and funny photos in each question, higher level and older age learners, to be more specific, university level students may also benefit from its use. This platform is helpful for teachers to promote group collaboration and make strong bonds. Muslimin et. al., (2024) asserted that English language teachers should use the benefits of technology to elevate their teaching outcomes to create more engaging classrooms.

Usually the games are played in two groups with 16 questions on the board and each group should choose a number to find the answer for a question. I mostly witness while playing, my students are excited and motivated when they find correct answers😊 It seems they may have high dopamine levels while playing the game. Also, Bamboozle stimulates quick thinking and concentration because of its short timed format. Bamboozle can be used for revision activities and vocabulary practices. Moreover, it can be applied to check general knowledge and awareness of students on particular topics. A research study by Wulandari et al., (2024) found out that Bamboozle triggers brain to challenge, enhances user interaction by incorporating visual and auditory elements and is very effective with vocabulary acquisition for junior high school students. I mostly play Bamboozle games in my classes as supplementary activity to energize my students and to enhance their participation. However, the group who won the game may laugh at the group who lost; therefore, teachers should be warning students to follow ethical rules of the classroom in the beginning of the game. 

Not every student may be included to the game actively. Introvert students may stay silent throughout the game while talkative and active students may be shouting and giving answers because the rule of the game is based on speed and correct answers. Not involving all students can be the limitation of the game. Another limitation could be Internet connection, computer technologies and projectors to facilitate the game in low resource contexts. 

I have created several games with Bamboozle😊 and I use them in my classes to achieve better productivity. Here are the links of some of the Bamboozle games that I made for Linguistics, Assessment and SLA classes for MA TESOL students. You may feel free to visit these links and use them in your classes😊

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/2181740 

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/2115489

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/2050212

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1906754

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/2011061

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1871494 

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1959851 

Photo credits: Pixabay

References

Muslimin, A. I., & Ivone, F. M. (2024). Exploring Game-Based Language Learning Applications: A Comparative Review of Quizwhizzer, Oodlu, Quizalize, and Bamboozle. Indonesia Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (iTELL) Journal, 1(1), 20-28.

Wulandari, W., Susanto, D. A., & Hawa, F. (2024). Exploring Bamboozle as Games-Based Learning Media to Support Students’ Vocabulary: Its application in the classroom. Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research, 4(2), 6542-6551.